‘Toney, what are the odds,’ chanted the Bournemouth fans, poking fun at the striker’s FA charge for breaching betting rules. But as Ivan Toney stepped up to take an ultimately-decisive penalty, the outcome felt like an odds-on certainty.
Brentford’s talisman hammered home the spot-kick - of course he did, he hasn’t missed a penalty for more than four years - to condemn Bournemouth to a sixth straight defeat and make the odds on Gary O’Neil’s side avoiding relegation look like an almighty long shot.
Mathias Jensen added a second goal for Brentford after a brilliant team move to make it seven league games unbeaten for Thomas Frank’s brilliant side, their best run without defeat in the top flight since 1937-38.